Pa. schools see threefold jump in sports fees

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania public schools are three times more likely to charge students to part...

Paris still best student city despite stiff London competition

Paris (AFP) - Paris retained its place as the best city in the world for students, a survey published Wedn...

Dazzling Nighttime Rocket Launch Puts 29 Satellites In Orbit, a New Record

A spectacular rocket launch from Virginia's eastern shore late Tuesday (Nov. 19) lit up the night sky...

Obama announces $100M in education grants

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has announced $100 million in grants to help better prepare high ...

10 Colleges Where Early Applicants Have the Advantage

The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points ...

How to Cope With a Change in Student Loan Servicers

The federal government expects to issue more than 21.7 million student loans totaling nearly $109 billion ...

Nobel author Doris Lessing dies at 94

LONDON (AP) — Doris Lessing, the Nobel prize-winning, free-thinking, world-traveling and often-polarizing ...

Will Chile bring back former President Bachelet?

Santiago's Plaza de Armas is a museum of discontent. In the course of a single recent day, striking go...

E-cigarettes on the rise among US teens: report

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that more US teens are embracing el...

Getting Into the Rhythm of an Online Course

Forgive me for boasting, but I think I'm getting the hang of online learning. I turned in my first pe...

Papal Neutrality in the Culture War?

"Pope Francis doesn't want cultural warriors; he doesn't want ideologues," said Bishop B...

Trendsetting Teens Now Smoking E-Cigs to Make Themselves Look Cool

A report from the CDC on Thursday outlined a growing trend in e-cigarette use among teenagers. According t...

How rating colleges can challenge students

This month, the Obama administration kicked off a nationwide listening tour. Its purpose to find ways to r...

E-Cigarettes and Hookahs Rise in Teen Popularity

Unconventional tobacco products such as electronic cigarettes and hookahs are becoming more popular among...

3 Pa. students shot; suspect calls it retaliation

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three Pittsburgh high school students heading to their vehicle after classes ended were shot Wednesday, and another studen...

3 shot outside Pittsburgh school; drug link probed

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three Pittsburgh high school students heading to their vehicle after classes ended were ...

3 students shot outside Pittsburgh high school

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three Pittsburgh high school students heading to their vehicle after classes ended were ...

Tuition freeze proposed for University of California undergrads

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - The new president of the University of California proposed fre...

Los Angeles school board looks at laptops after troubled iPad rollout

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles school board, in the middle of a troubled $1 ...

10 Colleges Where Getting Involved Is Easy

The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points ...

Farm Bureau offers farm lesson grants to teachers

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa Farm Bureau program designed to teach children about agriculture is openi...

Life Lessons From Experienced Teachers: How Not to Burn Out and Love What You Do

Marla Kilfoyle thinks of her lifelong teaching career as lucky, but she's good at spotting an opportun...

Colleges Now Stalking Applicants’ Social Media Profiles to Gauge How Terrible They Are

Imagine the shit show this guy's Instagram would have been. Hey high school seniors, are you stressed enough? Coll...

Inside the Best Colleges for Veterans Rankings

The inaugural U.S. News Best Colleges for Veterans rankings were published today on usnews.com. This past...

A Degree? Bah Humbug!

Many people think, "The job market sucks so I'll go get a degree." That's often a mistak...

New Jersey Governor Christie hedges on serving out full term

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newly re-elected New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, widely considered a potential ...

Southern Nevada medical school in the works

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Nevada higher education officials have signed an agreement laying out the first steps to...

Guess Which Jobs Are Poised for the Most Growth?

Job growth will pick up slightly as the economy continues to recover from the Great Recession, but the out...

Study: Student Debt Increasing for Four-Year Graduates

This October, the U.S. Department of Education released the brief report "Degrees of Debt." The ...